The Best Episodes Directed By Philip John

Every TV Episode Directed by Philip John Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Gloves Off
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Gloves Off

    Missing info
    S7:E9

    When the gun used to murder a talented young boxer 11 years ago surfaces in an armed robbery, UCOS are drawn into the darker side of professional boxing in a case that causes conflict and friction among the team.

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    Director:Philip John
  2. Background image for Dragonfly in Amber
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Dragonfly in Amber

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    S2:E13

    In the present, Claire reveals the truth to her daughter, Brianna. In the 18th century, Jamie does everything he can to save his loved ones as the Battle of Culloden begins.

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  3. Background image for Prestonpans
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Prestonpans

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    S2:E10

    Jamie relies upon Claire's knowledge of history to lead the Jacobite army into a crucial battle. Claire is reminded of the true cost of war as she attends to the dead and dying.

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  4. Background image for The Hail Mary
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #4 - The Hail Mary

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    S2:E12

    Jamie works to divert the Jacobite army away from imminent slaughter. Claire tries to provide comfort to a sick Alex Randall who shares an unusual plan to save the mother of his child.

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  5. Background image for Left Field
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Left Field

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    S7:E3

    After being released from jail, notorious paedophile John Davies admits to the abduction and murder of a child 25 years previously. Suspicious of his motives, the detectives reopen the unsolved case in an unusual attempt to prove his innocence, reinvestigating the boy's disappearance while on a demonstration with his left-wing activist parents. Guest starring Adrian Schiller (Being Human) and Samantha Bond (Outnumbered)

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  6. Background image for Old Fossils
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Old Fossils

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    S8:E1

    The OAP detectives return to investigate a fresh batch of unsolved crimes, beginning with the murder of a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum. After a bit of digging, the team discover the victim was a respected but outspoken scientist with a knack for rubbing people up the wrong way - and when they discover he was strongly opposed to the museum's sponsorship deal with a large fuel company, the old dogs soon have plenty of suspects. Amanda Redman stars, with guest appearances from the late Trevor Bannister (Are You Being Served?), Lucy Brown (Primeval) and Natasha Little (Spooks)

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    Director:Philip John
  7. Background image for Moving Target
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Moving Target

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    S8:E5

    After psychologist Samantha Gerson shows up at UCOS to conduct a study on older men in the workplace, she ends up getting a mixed reception. Samantha also wants a favour and asks Pullman to look at her brother's case. Darren Gerson was the victim of a hit and run in May 2006 which left him with a serious brain injury and complete memory loss of anything about his life before the accident happened. Darren now is convinced that he is still a target because of the package he was carrying at the time.

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  8. Background image for Deep Swimming
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Deep Swimming

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    S11:E3

    The team looks into the death of a terrorist 30 years previously after his daughter receives an anonymous note claiming he was murdered - an investigation that takes them right back to the Greenham Common anti-nuclear protests. Meanwhile, Sasha agrees to go for dinner with her ex-husband Ned, which he is hoping will lead to a reconciliation.

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    Director:Philip John
    Writer:Chloe Moss
  9. Background image for Ghosts
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Ghosts

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    S11:E4

    When Steve McAndrew's teenage son Stewie is arrested for drug possession, he finds himself face to face again with his ex-wife Tricia as they try to save the boy from a downward spiral. And after a distressed dementia patient escapes her care home to report a murder, the team look into the disappearance of a policeman, possibly murdered but missing since 1956...

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    Director:Philip John
    Writer:Matt Evans
  10. Background image for Daddy Ghoul
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Daddy Ghoul

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    S3:E6

    George is shocked to discover that his father has died, then meets the ghost of George Sr.

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  11. Background image for Truth Canal
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Truth Canal

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    S2:E6

    After a dead body is found in the canal it is identified as Colin Mitchell. Alex is certain that the dead man's wife Donna is not telling everything and she is determined to uncover the truth. Back in 2008, Alex has surgery to remove the bullet from her brain.

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    Director:Philip John
  12. Background image for Episode 3
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Episode 3

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    S1:E3

    Jessica is jealous of Alex's show of love for Lisa at their wedding and sleeps with a wedding guest.

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    Director:Philip John
  13. Background image for Episode 4
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Episode 4

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    S1:E4

    Despite Trudi's disapproval, Katie throws herself into an affair with Sam.

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  14. Background image for Type 4
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Type 4

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    S3:E3

    Confronted with a 'type four', the housemates are forced to stare death in the face.

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  15. Background image for Being Human 1955
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Being Human 1955

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    S4:E2

    Three visitors hope that baby Eve is the Saviour and can perform a miracle.

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  16. Background image for Hold the Front Page
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Hold the Front Page

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    S4:E5

    Teenage vampire Adam and his schoolmistress lover cause havoc at Honolulu Heights.

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  17. Background image for Je Suis Prest
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Je Suis Prest

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    S2:E9

    Claire and Jamie reunite with the Lallybroch and MacKenzie men as they train for war. Jamie’s power struggles with Dougal and Claire’s personal battle with her memories of WWII weigh upon them, but new, helpful information comes to light when a young Englishman named William Grey pays a surprise visit to their camp.

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  18. Background image for Everybody Will Know
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Everybody Will Know

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    S2:E4

    A string of teen suicides that may be linked to Internet bullying are investigated.

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    Director:Philip John
    Writer:N/A
  19. Background image for The Great Escape
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #19 - The Great Escape

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    S3:E2

    Karolina, Chase and Janet plot their own escape from the Algorithm, while in the real world the rest of the Runaways team up to fight Jonah and get them out.

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  20. Background image for Episode 1
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Episode 1

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    S2:E1

    When a phone with a brutal drowning recorded on it is handed in to MHU headquarters, the pressure is on for Annika and the team to track down the murderer.

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    Director:Philip John
  21. Background image for Episode 2
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Episode 2

    Missing info
    S2:E2

    The MHU are sent to Edinburgh to investigate the death of a recently released prisoner whose body is pulled out of the Forth River, imprisoned in a dog cage.

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    Director:Philip John
  22. Background image for Episode 3
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Episode 3

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    S2:E3

    Annika reflects on Jekyll and Hyde as she and the team investigate a millionaire found dead in his own shark tank.

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    Director:Philip John
  23. Background image for Blood Staines
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Blood Staines

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    S2:E5

    When a violent burglary occurs at Alex's in-laws' house, she comes face-to-face with their son Peter, the 14-year-old future father of Molly! Alex is desperate to help Molly's grandparents all she can, but Gene wants a big collar to bury the press stories of police corruption, and dismisses the case as trivial. When the fingerprints from the crime scene reveal the burglar was George Staines, a notorious gangster, now supposedly dead, Gene realises this could be the catch he was after. Alex remembers hearing stories about the burglary, and is convinced that she would remember if the culprit was as infamous as Staines. Gene is determined to uncover the truth and get the headline he deserves. Alex finally meets the mysterious man who has been leaving roses in her apartment and office. He tells her that she can go home to see her daughter again, but involves her becoming corrupt.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Episode 3

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    S1:E3

    When the body of a scientist is found in Loch Katrine, Annika is reminded of Ibsen's Enemy of the People. But with so many wanting him dead, which one did he push over the edge?

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    Director:Philip John
  25. Background image for The Trinity
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - The Trinity

    Missing info
    S5:E1

    As ghost Alex adjusts to life after death with werewolf Tom and vampire Hal, we meet poisonous pensioner Captain Hatch, behind whose foul exterior lurks an ancient evil.

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Philip John Ratings Summary

"Gloves Off" is the best rated episode directed by Philip John. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Roy Mitchell. It aired on 11/5/2010 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Dragonfly in Amber".